Further Mathematical Texts from Old Babylonian Mê-Turran (Tell Haddad)
Kapitel i bok, 2016

Only the last theree lines of the solution algorithm in this exercies are (partly) preserved. Without the missing context, the object of the exercise cannot be decided, not even conjectured. Without further context, the translation of line 4´ is very uncertain.

Quadratic Equation

Mathematical Text

Quadratic Problem

Solution Procedure

Lower Length

Författare

Jöran Friberg

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper

Farouk N.H. Al-Rawi

SOAS University of London

Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

21968810 (ISSN) 21968829 (eISSN)

213-268

Ämneskategorier

Beräkningsmatematik

Datavetenskap (datalogi)

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-44597-7_6

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2023-08-08